“…the showiest, most conspicuous, and most interesting of wild plants…” ~from How to Know the Wild Flowers
“Truly a lovely creation, made lovelier still by hummingbirds, which like the red flowers.”
“…brings fiery beauty to swamps, wet meadows, ditches, and low ground in late summer.”
I’ve read several essays about this beautiful flower and they all say basically the same thing…that the CARDINAL flower is one of the most stunning of wild flowers and a wonderful example of a flower of the truest color red.
I had never seen one before, until we moved here four years ago. We have a stream which borders our property, and the cardinal flowers grow wild in the stream bed, on top of rocks and in the rich soil in and along the stream. They bloom every August and delight my soul. I thank God for the beauty that he has created for pleasure and glory.
GOD MADE THESE FLOWERS. THEY DID NOT EVOLVE FROM NOTHING. THEY DID NOT JUST HAPPEN IN A BANG…..GOD MADE THEM and everything else in nature….HE IS THE #1 ORIGINAL & PERFECT ARTIST!
I gathered a few stems to take home with me (I was all alone on this walk and it was a treat!) On the way back to the house I found blue jay feathers. The blue and red together were a perfect combination. I think the brightness of each color complimented the other.
I put my nature treasures in a small cobalt blue fiesta vase. They made me happy every time I studied them, especially during those weeks when I was tending my sick little ones.~
When I was writing this, Ethan came in with a solidly woven bird’s nest. He found it by the pond and brought it to me so we could admire it together. Our God is amazing, don’t you agree? 
Good to be Home 
Those are quite lovely 🙂
beautiful!!!!!!!!
Totally agree, so beautiful!!!
I agree! I was singing to the children this morning “this is the day, this is the day, this is the day that the LORD has made, I will rejoice and be Glad in it!” we can find God and his Greatness if we just stop and look and listen he has surrounded us with his creation~ Love ya sis
God IS amazing!! Those flowers are gorgeous. I love seeing the “pretty things” in the wild, in their natural setting. Quite lovely. I also like the gladiolas that you have on the windowsill.
Agreed! Simply stunning flowers. The blue and the red are beautiful together. Happy pictures- thanks for sharing!
Earth laughs in flowers! I have always loved this quote! :)Love the red in those flowers, they look beautiful growing wild.Glad you got to have a little alone time in nature! God’s garden. 🙂
He is amazing! He has given us so much beauty and wonder to enjoy!
Beautiful!!
I do agree. God is amazing!
For His pleasure they are and were created. So happy we get to get some pleasure out of His creation as well. What a mighty God we serve!
So very true! Those flowers are amazingly vibrant red, I love them! God’s handiwork is just awesome!
Our God is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh I LOVE the flower and feather picture! Delightful!
Oh yes, I agree! How wonderfully beautiful are the works of our creator God!! The flowers look so lovely, both by the stream and with the blue feathers!
Flowers are lovely! There are vases in fiesta ware? I’m in trouble…
hi shanda……..amazing indeed! thanks for sharing.
I love the picture with the blue jay feathers. I love the quote with it. Love you. lish
I don’t see cardinal flowers growing here in the Ozarks….beautiful pictures!
Beautiful!
Red is my favorite color. I was just admiring today all the beautiful colors of the rainbow lorikeets in the trees at our local park.
Very lovely!
you make me appreciate and notice beauty more, Shanda!love the shot of the feather on the flower.. the contrast in color is so pretty. aren’t you glad God is a God of color!!! imagine how dull the world would be otherwise.
just lovely!!! Seeing that you are able to walk among your property and enjoy nature, makes me so excited that soon I will be able to do the same! I love the vibrant color of the flower.. so pretty